{"id":224383,"date":"2026-06-08T11:07:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=224383"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:13:40","slug":"robotaxis-uber-weride-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/robotaxis-uber-weride-madrid","title":{"rendered":"Robotaxis on the streets of Madrid soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We were waiting for the start of the autonomous taxis on the side of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/uber-autonomous-taxis-germany\/\">Germany, as part of an agreement between Uber and Momenta<\/a>. But <strong>Madrid <\/strong>Perhaps it will checkmate the pawn in Munich in this race for robotaxis that is struggling to find a winner in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Uber <\/strong>and <strong>WeRide<\/strong> They revealed their ambition in early June: to test autonomous vehicles \"later this year\" in the Spanish capital. At the start of this testing phase, which will also involve the Community of Madrid, human operators will be on board. Journeys can be booked via the Uber app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-quote\"><blockquote><p><em>Madrid is naturally destined to become a leading European market for autonomous vehicles.<\/em><\/p><cite>Sarfraz Maredia, Global Head of Mobility at Uber<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/madrid-azca-castellana\/\" data-id=\"67209\">MADRID - AZCA: the Castellana's North Star<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>For Sarfraz Maredia, Uber's Global Head of Mobility, \" <em>Madrid represents an important next step in our partnership with WeRide to bring autonomous mobility to the masses. With a clear regulatory path and strong local partners, Madrid is naturally poised to become a leading European market for autonomous vehicles.<\/em> \".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spanish capital would thus become the fourth city out of the fifteen planned under the agreement reached between WeRide and Uber, with eleven more cities to follow by 2030. The two partners intend to build on the \"proven track record\" of WeRide and Uber in the Middle East, where fully driverless commercial robotaxi services are already operating in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with Riyadh to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-varenne-link-block\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/lyft-vtc-autonomous-baidu-europe\/\" data-id=\"204737\">Lyft: autonomous VTCs on their way to Europe<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>\" <em>Rolling out driverless robotaxis in Madrid, one of Europe's fastest-growing urban environments, demonstrates our ability to operate safely in complex real-world conditions.<\/em>&nbsp;\u00bb assures Tony Han, founder and CEO of WeRide. He adds: \u00ab&nbsp;<em>Spain is our fifth market in Europe and strengthens our position as a trusted robotaxi operator on the continent. With Uber, we are combining our autonomous driving technology with their mobility platform to accelerate large-scale commercialisation.<\/em> \".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the long term, Uber and WeRide plan to deploy tens of thousands of robotaxis on public roads, advocating for \"safe and reliable autonomous mobility for users worldwide.\"<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uber and WeRide plan to launch self-driving taxis in the Spanish capital. 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